Here’s my running list of live and online appearances, from TV and radio to print and virtual, updated 18 Nov 2025.
2026
2 Jun 2026 – “Your Family Tree, Everywhere: Mac and iOS Genealogy Solutions,” webinar, Family Tree Webinars.
9 May 2026 – “Getting started in Chinese genealogy,” webinar, Victoria Genealogy Society.
26 Feb 2026 – “Finding the records for impossible genealogy – lessons learned from a Chinese Canadian genealogist – for genealogists who are researching historically excluded and difficult populations using examples from Chinese Canadian genealogy; featuring a discussion of archival records and how not everything is as it seems in archives,” live event, Surrey Libraries Cloverdale Branch, Surrey, B.C.
24 Feb 2206 – Topic TBA, live event, Chinatown Museum, Victoria, B.C.
Jan/Feb TBA – “Finding the records for impossible genealogy – lessons learned from a Chinese Canadian genealogist,” webinar, Halton District, Ontario Ancestors.
19 Jan 2026 – “The James Bonds of Nanaimo: how two local men fought for the Allies in the Second World War and won civil rights for their community,” webinar. Nanaimo Family History Society.
2 Jan 2026 – “Genealogy in Your Pocket: 5 Simple iPhone Tricks for Family History,” webinar short, Family Tree Webinars.
2025
27 Nov 2025 – “Finding the records for impossible genealogy – lessons learned from a Chinese Canadian genealogist,” webinar, Ottawa Ontario Genealogical Society.
12 Nov 2025 – Lily Taylor, “Kelowna’s top-secret World War II effort that changed civil rights for Chinese Canadians,” newspaper, Capital News, Kelowna, B.C.; cross-posted to the Hope Standard, Hope, B.C.; Lake Country News, Kelowna, B.C.; Morningstar, Vernon, B.C.; Northern View, Prince Rupert, B.C.; and Trail Times, Trail, B.C.; Victoria News, Victoria, B.C.
11 Nov 2025 – Remembrance Day Ceremony, representing the Army, Navy, Air Force Veterans, Unit 280, and the Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society, ceremony, Kelowna Cenotaph, Kelowna, B.C.
10 Nov 2025 – “Commando Bay & the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: How Okanagan changed the world,” live event, 6:00 p.m. Pacific, Kelowna Event Centre, Kelowna, BC.
Images courtesy of Shuan Boo and Ren Xian Tan, Kelowna Chinese United Assn, 10 Nov, 2025, Kelowna, B.C.
10 Nov 2025 – Rob Gibson, “Secrets of Commando Bay: Chinese expert explains how 13 commandos in Kelowna helped advance the war effort and secure citizenship rights,” newspaper, Castanet News, Okanagan, B.C.
11 Nov 2025 – Madison Reeve, “Secret WII Mission: Kelowna audience honours forgotten Chinese Canadian Heroes,” newspaper, Castanet News, Okanagan, B.C.
10 Nov 2025 – Interview with host Chris Walker, “Genealogist Linda Yip on a secret training operation in the Okanagan during the Second World War and how it advanced the civil rights of Chinese-Canadians,” radio, CBC Radio Daybreak, Kelowna, B.C.
7 Nov 2025 – “Chinese Surnames for beginners,” webinar, 10:00 a.m. Eastern, Wikitree Symposium.
5 Nov 2025 – Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, live Zoom, sponsored by the BC Genealogical Society and Past-Presence.com. Open to members of the BCGS, Genealogy for Asian Canadians (by Linda Yip on FB), and members of the public (use the Contact page for coordinates).
3 Nov 2025 – “Building narratives,” virtual panel discussion, Wikitree.
21 Oct 2025 – “The winding road of a Chinese Canadian genealogist – the story behind Past-Presence.com / Linda Yip Consulting,” ICAPGen Connect short, International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists.
8 Oct 2025 – Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, live Zoom, sponsored by the BC Genealogical Society and Past-Presence.com. Topic: “You’ve got your Chinese Case file – what to do next.” Open to members of the BCGS, Genealogy for Asian Canadians (by Linda Yip on FB), and members of the public (use the Contact page for coordinates).
10 Sep 2025 – “Brickwalls and Breakthroughs – how researching a historic B.C. family made me an Accredited Genealogist®,” virtual presentation, British Columbia Genealogy Society.
10 Sep 2025 – Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, live Zoom, sponsored by the BC Genealogical Society and Past-Presence.com. Topic: “Update on Chinese Case files and processes in Sep 2025.” Open to members of the BCGS, Genealogy for Asian Canadians (by Linda Yip on FB), and members of the public (use the Contact page for coordinates).
13 Aug 2025 – Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, live Zoom, sponsored by the BC Genealogical Society and Past-Presence.com. Open to members of the BCGS, Genealogy for Asian Canadians (by Linda Yip on FB), and members of the public (use the Contact page for coordinates).
1 Aug 2025 – “Five reasons to build a genealogy website,” webinar, Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
24 Jul 2025 – ““Getting started in Chinese Genealogy” (Ontario),” webinar, Ontario Ancestors International Series.
15 Jul 2025 – “Finding the records for impossible genealogy – lessons learned from a Chinese Canadian genealogist,” webinar, Allen County Genealogy Center.
9 Jul 2025 – Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, live Zoom, sponsored by the BC Genealogical Society and Past-Presence.com. Open to members of the BCGS, Genealogy for Asian Canadians (by Linda Yip on FB), and members of the public (use the Contact page for coordinates).
11 Jun 2025 – Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, live Zoom, sponsored by the BC Genealogical Society and Past-Presence.com. Open to members of the BCGS, Genealogy for Asian Canadians (by Linda Yip on FB), and members of the public (use the Contact page for coordinates).
7 Jun 2025 – “Getting Started in Chinese Genealogy and Tips for Experienced Genealogists,” webinar, Chinese Family History Group.
14 May 2025 – “Coffee Chat with Keira Loughran and Helen Lee of “Exclusion: Beyond the Silence,”” recorded webinar, BC Genealogical Society and Past-Presence.com.
9 May 2025 – “Fred Lee and the Canadians in the First World War,” storytelling, Saskatoon Storytelling Club.
24 Apr 2025 – “Brick Walls and Breakthroughs,” re: the journey to accrediting as an Accredited Genealogist® professional with the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists, presentation, Saskatoon Branch, Saskatchewan Genealogy Society.
16 Apr 2025 – Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, live Zoom, sponsored by the BC Genealogical Society and Past-Presence.com; topic: “Chinese Canadian Genealogy – a look back at where we came from and where we are now.”
14 Apr 2025 – “Getting started in Chinese genealogy – the absolute basics,” webinar, Southeast and Winnipeg Branch, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
27 Mar 2025 – “Feminine Leadership,” panel discussion, The Well Collaborative, Saskatoon, SK.
17 Mar 2025 – “The voyage of the Princess Royal – exploring HBC records for the west coast,” webinar, Nanaimo Family History Society.
12 Mar 2025 – Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, live Zoom, sponsored by the BC Genealogical Society and Past-Presence.com. Open to members of the BCGS, Genealogy for Asian Canadians (by Linda Yip on FB), and members of the public (use the Contact page for coordinates).
12 Feb 2025 – Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats: “Chinese Canadian gov’t records: then, now, and online,” live Zoom, sponsored by the BC Genealogical Society and Past-Presence.com. Open to members of the BCGS, Genealogy for Asian Canadians (by Linda Yip on FB), and members of the public (use the Contact page for coordinates).
22 Jan 2025 – “Finding the records for “impossible” genealogy – Sources & Alternates,” lecture for the Digital Humanities Graduate Seminar, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of British Columbia.
8 Jan 2025 – Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, live Zoom, sponsored by the BC Genealogical Society and Past-Presence.com. Open to members of the BCGS, Genealogy for Asian Canadians (by Linda Yip on FB), and members of the public (use the Contact page for coordinates).
2024
[Date TBA] – [title TBA], documentary, producer Craig Siliphant, ThoughtLab Media.
[Date TBA] – “Title t/c,” article, Contra Costa County (San Francisco East Bay Area) Genealogical Society.
27 Nov 2024, 10:00 am Pacific: Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, virtual chat, open to members of the BC Genealogical Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
16 Nov 2024 (Nov 18-24 online) – “Exclusion: Beyond the Silence,” director Keira Loughran, film, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. Trailer here.
7 Nov 2024 – “136: Canada’s Forgotten Soldiers,” viewing of the documentary by Stephen Hu and virtual panel discussion with producer Stephen Hu, Justice (retired) Randall Wong, and Linda Yip, Chinese Canadian Museum.
1 Nov 2004. “Finding the records for “impossible” genealogy – lessons learned from a Chinese genealogist,” webinar, WikiTree Symposium 2024.
9 Oct 2024, 10:00 am Pacific: Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, virtual chat, open to members of the BC Genealogical Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
25 Sep 2024 – “How to prepare for the trifecta: print, radio & live interviews,” webinar, Well Collaborative.
15 Sep 2024 – “Lunch and the museum,” Lunch at the Jade Dynasty Restaurant, followed by a tour of the Chinese Canadian Museum by host Linda Yip.
12 Sep 2024, “My connection to the Chinese Canadian Museum,” webinar, Contra Costa County (San Francisco East Bay Area) Genealogical Society.
11 Sep 2024, 10:00 am Pacific: “Orders in Council,” Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, virtual chat, open to members of the BC Genealogical Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
22 Aug 2024 – The Force 136 Research Project, zoom meeting, sponsored by the Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society, this project will send experienced military researcher Col. (retired) Chris Weicker to London, UK, to research at The National Archives for the records of select F136 veterans. Expressions of interest accepted to 30 Sep 2024. Contact us here at Past-Presence.com.
16 June 2024, Tour of the Chinese Canadian Museum, webinar, Ontario Genealogy Society Conference.
12 Jun 2024, 10:00 am Pacific: Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats: “City Directories – where they are and how to use them,” virtual chat, open to members of the BC Genealogical Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
15 May 2024, 10:00 am Pacific: Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, virtual chat, open to members of the BC Genealogical Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
8 May 2024, “Finding the records for “impossible” genealogy – lessons learned from a Chinese genealogist by Linda Yip,” webinar, Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
10 Apr 2024, 10:00 am Pacific: Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, virtual chat, open to members of the BC Genealogical Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
3 Apr 2024, 7:30 pm Eastern: “Take control of the chaos: getting your genealogy business organized with project management software,” webinar, hosted by the Ontario Chapter, Association of Professional Genealogists.
13 Mar 2024, 10:00 am Pacific: Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, virtual chat, open to members of the BC Genealogical Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians. Topic: “The BC Genealogy vital records lookup – three tips to find that elusive ancestor.”
14 Feb 2024, 10:00 am Pacific: Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, virtual chat, open to members of the BC Genealogical Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians. Topic: “Heritage Canadiana – three things you may not know about this national archive.”
14 Jan 2024, 10:00 am Pacific, “Finding Your Family’s Paper Trail: Navigating Government Paper Trails,” webinar, moderated by Sarah Ling and Catherine Clement, Chinese Canadian Museum. Find the recording and extensive handout here.
17 Jan 2024, 10:00 am Pacific, Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, virtual chat, open to members of the BC Genealogical Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians. Topic: “The RG76 Ethnic Index and how it might be used for genealogy.”
2023
16 Nov 2023, 4:00 pm Pacific: “A chat with JJ Lee.” I virtually sit down with artist JJ Lee after her triumphant show “In my yesterday [我的昨日拾光],” which ran May to July 2023 at Pier 21 in Halifax. Open to members of Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
9 Nov 2023: “Unspoken history: 100 years since the Chinese Exclusion Act,” virtual panel discussion with Deputy Minister Daniel Quan-Watson, producer/ director Karen Cho, and Stephanie Lim, Assistant Director for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Moderated by Pamela Chu. National Association of Federal Employees and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Ottawa, ON.
1 Nov 2023: 10:00 am Pacific, Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, virtual chat, open to members of the BC Genealogical Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians. Last one of the year.
27 Oct 2023 – “Reclaiming the past: Reflecting on 100 years since the Chinese Exclusion Act,” live panel discussion with Gale and Myrna Chow (entrepreneurs and community builders, Moose Jaw), Kyle Chow (Regina), Jeannie Mah (artist), Julie Yu (writer), moderated by CBC’s Florence Hwang and produced by Natascia Lypny. CBC Saskatchewan, Regina, SK.
21 Oct 2023: “Take Control of the Chaos: Getting Your Genealogy Business Organized with Project Management Software,” live presentation, APG 2023 Professional Management Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
16 Oct 2023: 12:10 pm CST, [The Chinese Exclusion Act and genealogy], radio interview, The Afternoon Edition – Saskatchewan with Garth Materie, CBC Radio.
13 Oct 2023: 永生家族 [Eternal Family], Fairchild Television with producer Ada Luk. [In Chinese with English interviews.] This documentary features my cousin Linda Yip (yes, I know) and a number of other Yip family members on the occasion of our big, big family reunion in July. You can see me onstage in a few segments, presenting my talk, “What happened to the money?”
4 Oct 2023: 10:00 am Pacific, Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, virtual chat, open to members of the BC Genealogical Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
July 27-29, 2023: “Getting Started in Chinese Genealogy,” live presentation, Onoto Watanna Conference, Winnifred Eaton Archive, Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre, Calgary AB.
24 Jul 2023, Chris Cheung, “The Yips Are in the House Again,” live interviews with Chris Cheung re: history of the Yip Sang family, Vancouver, BC, The Tyee (https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/07/24/Yips-in-the-House/ : accessed 9 Aug 2023).
18 Jul 2023, “Chinese Exclusion in the US and Canada – at the Chinese American Museum DC,” virtual panel discussion among Dr. Mae Ngai, Ted Gong, David Uy and Linda Yip, sponsored by Ancestry®, Chinese American Museum, D.C., U.S. Recorded and released on YouTube by the Chinese American Museum.
13 July 2023: Amy Xiaoshi-DePaola, “Ancestry releases records from Chinese Exclusion Act era,” interview with AsAm news regarding Chinese exclusion and Ancestry’s release of Chinese records, AsAm News (https://asamnews.com/2023/07/13/chinese-american-history-racism-immigration-geneology/ : accessed 9 Aug 2023).
11 Jul 2023: “Ancestry Live with Crista Cowan,” live social media conversation about Chinese genealogy with host Crista Cowan, Facebook.
7 Jul 2023: “Untold stories about Yip Sang and family: What happened to the money?” live presentation, Yip Family Reunion, Chinese Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC.
1 Jul 2023: [title TBA], The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act, [museum exhibition], documentary, re: the period following the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act, coordinated by Catherine Clement., Vancouver, BC.
30 June 2023 – guest, Opening of the Paper Trail Exhibition, Chinese Canadian Museum, Vancouver, BC. See When my house became a museum – celebrating the new Chinese Canadian Museum.
29 Jun 2023 – Tara Bahrampour, “Ancestry records released from era when U.S. banned Chinese immigrants,” news article, The Vancouver Sun, accessed 11 Jul 2023 at link.
29 Jun 2023 – “Ancestry records released from era when U.S. banned Chinese immigrants,” virtual interview with Tara Bahrampour, The Washington Post, accessed 11 Jul 2023 at link.
27 Jun 2023, “Everlasting,” interview, directed and produced by Sarah Ling and Larry Chin, Chinese Canadian Museum, Vancouver, BC.
23 Jun 2023 – guest, National Remembrance of the 100th Anniversary of the Enactment of the Chinese Exclusion Act, 23 Jun 2023, Senate of Canada, Ottawa, ON. See the recording below.
31 May 2023: “Finding the records for “impossible” genealogy: lessons learned from a Chinese genealogist.,” webinar, Oakville Public Library, Oakville, ON.
“Very impressive Linda! You are to be congratulated for not just the 90%+ mark but for your contributions to genealogy research concerning the Chinese in Canada and in genealogy research in general.”
19 May 2023: Christopher Cheung, “Reflecting on the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act,” interviews with Catherine Clement and Linda Yip, Canadian Geographic (accessed 1 Jun 2023).
10 May 2023: “133-year history of the new Chinese Canadian Museum,” webinar, British Columbia Genealogical Society, British Columbia.
3 May 2023: “Getting started in Chinese genealogy: for professionals,” webinar, Ontario Chapter, Association of Professional Genealogists, Ontario. There is a recording for members.
2 May 2023 [updated from 1 May 2023]: 10:00 am Pacific, Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, virtual chats, open to members of the BC Genealogical Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
1 May 2023: “CCM – What’s that door for? – Full length,” video teaser, featuring Tzi Ma and Linda Yip, Chinese Canadian Museum (accessed 1 Jun 2023).
5 Apr 2023: 10:00 am Pacific, Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, open to members of the BC Genealogical Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
15 Mar 2023: 10:00 am Pacific, Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, open to members of the BC Genealogical Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
1 Mar 2023 – Linda Yip, “Getting to Know Linda Yip,” Association of Professional Genealogy Quarterly, I am APG, 38, no. 1 (March 2023): 44.
13 Feb 2023: interview with Steven Hu for “136 – the forgotten heroes.” I’m very proud to be a part of this new documentary.
1 Feb 2023: generally first Wednesdays of the month, 10:00 am Pacific, Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats, open to members of the BC Genealogical Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
7 Jan 2023 – “The James Bonds of Chinatown: How I uncovered my uncle’s secret life as a member of Force 136;” webinar, Army, Navy, Air Force Veterans Pacific Unit 280, Vancouver, BC.
January 2023: The United Church of Canada Digitizing Project Committee
2022
15 Dec 2022: How to get the most from a real life archive visit. Saskatoon Branch, Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, webinar.
1 Dec 2022: Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats: The over documentation of Chinese persons: how to use the certificate numbers to cross-reference your work. Webinar open to members of the BC Genealogical Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
December 2022: The ICAPGen Tech Team Committee (2022-23)
November 2022: The Yip Family Reunion Planning Committee (2022-23)
29 Oct 2022: Finding your family story, Storytellers of Canada, online workshop.
12 Oct 2022: Getting started in Chinese genealogy – the absolute basics, coordinated by the Oakville Public Library and Elise Cole, Oakville, ON, webinar.
6 Oct 2022: Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats: Exploring the new LAC website. Webinar open to members of the BC Genealogical Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
30 Jul 2022: Getting started in Chinese genealogy: the Alberta edition. Historic Calgary Week, coordinated by the Chinook Country Historical Society and Lynda Purdy, sponsored by the Calgary Public Library. Webinar.
7 Jul 2022: Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats: What is immigration: how crossing a border creates rich resources, part 1. Webinar open to my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
30 May 2022: Inheritance of Immortality ((永生的傳承). 27 minute documentary that originally aired on the subscription channel Fairchild TV about Yip Sang, the company he built and how Wing Sang is now the Chinese Canadian Museum. In Cantonese but my parts (and those of developer Bob Rennie’s) are in English, beginning about 2’22”. Fairchild Television.
27 May 2022: Finding Fred Lee, voice work, Ginsight Productions, Vancouver, BC.
19 May 2022: The Paper Trail, interview, Catherine Clement, Vancouver, BC.
5 May 2022: Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats: Where are the records for Chinese genealogy? Webinar open to members of the British Columbia Genealogy Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
21 Apr 2022: Giving effective presentations: five things to do and five more to avoid. Saskatoon Branch, Saskatchewan Genealogical Society. Live webinar. Coordinated by the SGS Board featuring Linda Suveges. Drawing from experiences speaking live, on radio and TV, on Zoom and Facebook Live, the author will offer stories and perspectives on giving better presentations.
7 Apr 2022: Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats: The FamilySearch “General Register of Chinese Immigration” – What’s new? Webinar open to members of the British Columbia Genealogy Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
19 Mar and 16 Apr: Using Evernote for Genealogy. Chinese Family History Group of Southern California. Coordinated by Evie Lee. This two-part live series will begin with an overview on using Evernote for Chinese genealogy on March 19th. The follow up on April 16th will be a workshop-style webinar for members with a focus on getting started. This talk will feature using Evernote on Macs and PCs.
3 Feb 2022: Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats: Top 10 Tips for the beginning Chinese genealogist, Part Two. Webinar open to members of the British Columbia Genealogy Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
6 Jan 2022: Chinese Genealogy Coffee Chats: Top 10 Tips for the beginning Chinese genealogist, Part One. Webinar open to members of the British Columbia Genealogy Society and my Facebook Group Genealogy for Asian Canadians.
2021
15 Nov 2021: Connecting with your roots: how family stories can shape our identities. Presentation to the Asian Diaspora class, Asian American Studies Program; Indiana University; Bloomington, Indiana, coordinated by Prof. Lisa Kwong.
8 Sep 2021: Hiring a professional genealogist or researcher. British Columbia Genealogical Society. Webinar. Presenter: Eunice Robinson, with contributions from Kim Kujawski and Linda Yip.
Aug 2021 – “Yip Sang,” Ancestry ad feat. the author talking about her great-grandfather. YouTube.
12 Aug 2021: Finding Fred Lee, interview, Ginsight Films and Wakefield Agency, Saskatoon, SK.
July 2021: Immigration to Canada – records for Chinese immigration. Canadian Virtual Institute. [UPDATE 15 May 2021: Unfortunately, this course has been cancelled.]
March 18, 2021 – Building a private family website – lessons learned, by Linda Yip, Saskatoon Branch, Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, Saskatchewan, Canada. Share and Chat. I will present a case study about engaging family members in genealogy, with a focus on the problem statement, a discussion of why conflicts happen, and showing a private family website work in progress. Very much work in progress!
March 1 – Exploring Chinese genealogy with Linda Yip. Research like a pro, with Nicole Dyer and Diana Elder. Podcast.
22 Feb 2021 –Using Evernote for genealogy. Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. Webinar. Free for members.
Excellent webinar last night about Evernote and how to use if for genealogy. Really inspiring as organization of my genealogy notes, downloads, etc is a real problem for me.
Comment on Facebook after the 22 Feb webinar
Hello Linda, I listened to you on Tuesday night when you gave your Evernote presentation. It was fabulous! As a retired reference librarian and ‘learning’ genealogist, I was completely blown away!
Martha
12 Feb 2021 – Chinese genealogy. Family Tree Notebooks, Carly Morgan Facebook Live. Carly talks about her own family search and reviews my new book Getting started in Chinese genealogy.
February 2021 – The Local History Advisory Committee, Saskatoon Central Library (2021)
21 Jan 2021 – Using Asana to manage your genealogy projects. Saskatoon Branch, Saskatchewan Genealogical Society. Webinar. Free for members.
2020
14 Oct 2020 – Introduction to Using Evernote for Genealogy, British Columbia Genealogical Society.
19 Sep 2020: Keynote Speaker, Saskatchewan Genealogy Society and Moose Jaw Genealogical Society. Morning session: BEYOND BMDs and the censuses part 1 – Searching for your family in SK directories. Afternoon session: BEYOND BMDs and the census part 2 – Searching for your family in SK newspapers.
27 Aug 2020: Ask an Expert with Genealogist Linda Yip. Ancestry Canada on Facebook. Free.
1 Jul 2020: CBC Radio Vancouver’s On the Coast with host Margaret Gallagher sitting in for Gloria Macarenko. Celebrating Canada’s 153rd birthday with reflections on the lesser-known Canadian pioneers: Linda Yip talks about her great-grandfather Yip Sang.
26 Jun 2020: OMNI Television. Yip Sang and using Ancestry for genealogy. On Facebook (you’ll need an account) in Cantonese and in Mandarin. Interesting note: these are two completely different segments.
26 June 2020: Ancestry Canada Blog. Yip Sang the patriarch – Reflections on a true Canadian pioneer. Article exploring Yip Sang’s life and impact on the development of Canada.
26 June 2020: Article, Sing Tao Daily, “不能遺忘：華裔先僑歷史 追根溯源：每個家族的故事” (Unforgettable: Tracing the roots of the history of Chinese-American pioneers: the stories of each family). Yip Sang and the history of the Chinese in Vancouver, BC.
7 May 2020: Chinese Genealogy 101 Coffee Chats via Zoom, British Columbia Genealogy Society. Starting in May, I will be hosting monthly coffee chats about Chinese genealogy for the BC Genealogical Society on the first Thursdays of the month. We’re in a strange new world of not being able to meet up in person but we’re able to meet up with online platforms like Zoom, and I am grateful.
5 May 2020: War against the Nazis ended 75 years ago this week, The Toronto Sun. Liz Braun asks me about the story of great-aunt Lily and her super-secret job WWII at the Boeing assembly plant on Sea Island, Vancouver, BC.
22 Apr 2020: Article: The Chrysalis: The Early Life of Susanne Gim Ling Yip Sang. I take the documents found in my webinar for Ancestry.ca and put them together into a working theory of her life as a young woman who started off wanting to be a teacher in Vancouver in 1917, and what may have motivated her to pursue her career in Guangdong, China instead.
21 April 2020: Webinar: Finding Susan: Exploring Chinese genealogy with Ancestry.ca, Webinar event, hosted by Ancestry.ca on Facebook Live.
9 Jan 2020: Genealogy Planning – Genealogy with a Canadian Twist. I join a panel including Lianne Krüger, Christine Woodcock, and Kaye Prince Hollenberg and hosted by Looking4Ancestor’s Kathryn Lake Hogan. From Kathryn’s site: “We’ll be discussing what methods and items we use to plan, what genealogy conferences and institutes are available, and other things we hope to accomplish this year to make it our best yet.”
2019
23 Nov 2019: Using Evernote for genealogy. Fall Seminar, Saskatchewan Genealogical Society – Saskatoon Branch, Saskatoon, SK.
18 Nov 2019: Where is “home”: Perspectives on Chinese Canada. Presentation to the Asian Diaspora class, Asian American Studies Program; Indiana University; Bloomington, Indiana.
Oct 13-25, 2019: The heritage of Cantonese migration. Tour of the historic area of Sze Yup,Guangdong, China. Not properly a speaking event – more like an interacting event – but such a momentous tour, I feel it deserves some recognition here. See my first post here.
4 May 2019: Using Evernote for genealogy. Genealogy and Tech Seminar, London Drugs, Saskatoon, SK.
11 Mar 2019: A guest blog on Laura Hedgecock’s blog Treasure Chest of Memories: How Understanding Culture Can Help with Genealogy and Storytelling
28 Feb 2019. Storytelling: A day in the life of Saskatoon in 1914. Presented at Winter Stories, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.
1 Feb 2019: My TV guest spot: talking about the power of a good family story on Lit Happens
2018
12 Dec 2018: My article Genealogy – a Detective Story is published in the winter edition of Prairies North Magazine, Saskatchewan. See The story behind the story “Genealogy – a Detective Story”
28 Nov 2018 – Creating an authentic voice. Presentation to the Asian American Studies Program; Indiana University; Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
1 Oct 2018, Volume 3, Issue 10. Chinese Canadian research tips. Article. British Columbia Genealogical Society Newsletter. Richmond, BC.
20 Sep 2018: Using Evernote for Genealogy. Presentation to the Saskatoon Branch, Saskatchewan Genealogy Society; Saskatoon, SK.
12 Aug 2018: Past Presence announced the winner of the first ever genealogy contest in Saskatchewan, we have a winner. Saskatoon, SK.
2017
27 Sep 2017: An uncertain homecoming – civil rights and the Chinese in Canada. Presentation to the Asian American Studies Program; Indiana University; Bloomington, Indiana.
28 Jun 2017: Canada’s history, the CBC, and me. CBC Radio interview with host Peter Mills about the fight for civil rights for the Chinese in Canada. Saskatoon, SK.